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Phillies enter the offseason confident that bulk of roster is good enough to win the World Series
Read full article: Phillies enter the offseason confident that bulk of roster is good enough to win the World SeriesThe Philadelphia Philliesā season of World Series championship expectations ended with a thud against the New York Mets in the NL Division Series.
Detmers takes no-hitter into 8th inning, Ohtani hits 42nd homer as Angels beat Rangers 2-0
Read full article: Detmers takes no-hitter into 8th inning, Ohtani hits 42nd homer as Angels beat Rangers 2-0Angels left-hander Reid Detmers took a no-hitter into the eighth inning and two-way star Shohei Ohtani hit his 42nd home run as Los Angeles beat the AL West-leading Texas Rangers 2-0.
Ohtani gets the win, ties for the MLB HR lead as the Angels beat the Rangers 5-3
Read full article: Ohtani gets the win, ties for the MLB HR lead as the Angels beat the Rangers 5-3Shohei Ohtani pitched six innings for his first victory in five starts and matched the MLB lead with his 22nd homer as the Los Angeles Angels beat the AL West-leading Texas Rangers 5-3.
Angels avert 4-game sweep with 5-4 victory over Red Sox
Read full article: Angels avert 4-game sweep with 5-4 victory over Red SoxHunter Renfroe hit a three-run, first-inning homer and Los Angeles held off the Boston Red Sox 5-4 on Monday in the annual Patriotsā Day game that saw Angelsā two-way star Shohei Ohtaniās pitching start shortened by a long rain delay.
Ohtani hits 37th homer as Angels rally to defeat Rockies 8-7
Read full article: Ohtani hits 37th homer as Angels rally to defeat Rockies 8-7Shohei Ohtani continued his power display Wednesday, crushing a three-run home run, and Phil Gosselin had a go-ahead RBI single in the eighth inning for the Los Angeles Angels, who rallied for an 8-7 victory over the Colorado Rockies.
Pujols hits homer No. 660 as Angels rally to beat Rox 5-3
Read full article: Pujols hits homer No. 660 as Angels rally to beat Rox 5-3Trailing 3-2, the 40-year-old Pujols lined a fastball from Carlos Estevez (1-3) into the empty seats in left-center for his 660th homer. Pujols now trails only Barry Bonds (762), Hank Aaron (755), Babe Ruth (714) and Alex Rodriguez (696) on the career home run list. It was a crazy day at the plate for the Angels, who had more walks (10) than hits (six). The Angels took two of three from Rockies and wrapped up a six-game trip with a 3-3 mark. If youāre good, youāre young and youāre not hurt, youāll work through it.
Pujols hits 660th career homer, ties Mays for 5th place
Read full article: Pujols hits 660th career homer, ties Mays for 5th place(AP Photo/David Zalubowski)DENVER ā Albert Pujols hit his 660th career homer, tying the Los Angeles Angels slugger for fifth on the all-time list with Willie Mays. The 40-year-old Pujols now trails only Barry Bonds (762), Hank Aaron (755), Babe Ruth (714) and Alex Rodriguez (694) on the career home run list. Pujols has averaged 26 home runs per season over the past eight years with the Angels. His best home run season with the Angels was in 2015 when he hit 40. Pujols, who has one season left on his contract with the Angels after 2020, has gone deep four times this season.
Blackmon raises batting average to .500, Rockies top Arizona
Read full article: Blackmon raises batting average to .500, Rockies top Arizona(AP Photo/David Zalubowski)DENVER Charlie Blackmon raised his batting average to an amazing .500 with three more hits, including a key double during a six-run burst in the eighth inning that led the Colorado Rockies over the Arizona Diamondbacks 8-7 Tuesday night. Blackmon doubled off Kevin Ginkel (0-1) during the Rockies' big inning that made it 8-2. Gallen went seven innings and allowed two runs on seven hits, with seven strikeout and no walks. Kyle Freeland went seven innings for Colorado and allowed two runs on seven hits. UP NEXT Arizona RHP Luke Weaver (0-3, 12.19 ERA) returns to the mound seeking his first win of the season.